Headband and holder for telephone receivers



Feb. 1, 1949. R. M. KOBRIN HEADBAND AND HOLDER FOR TELEPHONE RECEIVERSFiled Dec. 16, 1946 Patented Feb. 1, 1949 HEADBAND AND HOLDER FORTELEPHONE RECEIVERS Robert M. Kobrin, Chicago, Ill. Application December16, 1946, Serial No. 716,578

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a device supported on the head of the user forholding the ear piece of a telephone. 7

It is among the objects of my invention to provide a device that isremovably supported on the head of a user and which in that positionwill have a nest within which the ear piece of a telephone will rest.This positions the mouth piece of the telephone adjacent the mouth ofthe user, so that the user may hear and talk with both hands free. Mydevice is made of a single length of Wire, and is economical tomanufacture, lasting in wear and eflicient in operation. My inventionalso contemplates such other objects, advantages and capabilities aswill later more fully appear, and which are inherently possessed by myinvention.

While I have shown in the accompanying drawings a preferred form of myinvention, yet it is to be understood that the same is susceptible ofmodification and change without departing from the spirit of myinvention.

Referring to the drawings, Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a deviceembodying my invention in use; and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of thedevice.

The embodiment selected to illustrate my invention comprises a singlelength of metal wire l0, extending from one end i! briefly upwardly,then downwardly, inwardly and upwardly to form a curved longitudinalnest l2. 7 The wire I is then bent substantially at right angles andextends upwardly, horizontally and downwardly to iorm the rear support[4. At the lowest extent wire I 0 is then bent upwardly, horizontally inthe reverse direction and downwardly to form the front support l3. Thesesupports l3 and M together form head rest IS. The Wire I0 is bent aroundthe support l4 to hold the device in position adjacent end l6.

In use the user places head rest IS on his or her head. The user thenplaces ear piece I! of the telephone head set as shown in Fig. l, innest 12. As the ear piece I! lies supported in nest II, the mouth piece[8 is positioned at the mouth of the user; The'user does not have tohold any part of my device or the telephone head Set with his or herhand. This leaves the users hands free for writing, or other work, Whileusing the telephone. When the user finishes using the telephone the earpiece is easily removed from the device. The user may retain the devicein position on the head for further calls, or remove it and replace itas desired.

I prefer that my length of wire Ill be made of spring steel in orderthat it may firmly conform to the contour of the head, but any suitablesubstance such as metal, composition, plastic or rubber may be used.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

A head band and holder for a telephone receiver formed of a singlelength of metal wire extending from one end briefly upwardly, thendownwardly, inwardly and upwardly to form a curved longitudinal nestwith a closed bottom and an open top, the wire beyond said net beingbent at substantially right angles and extending upwardly, horizontallyand downwardly, then reversed and extending upwardly, horizontally anddownwardly to form a head band, the other end of the wire being thenbent around itself above the nest portion; said head band adapted toremovably engage the head of a user, said nest adapted to removablyreceive through its open top the ear piece of a telephone head set andremovably hold in its closed bottom the ear piece so as to position themouth of the telephone head set adjacent the users mouth, so that theuser may use the telephone head set without supporting the same witheither hand.

ROBERT M. KOBRIN.

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